^p“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!

She has become ^qa dwelling place for demons,

a haunt ^rfor every unclean spirit,

a haunt ^sfor every unclean bird,

a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.

3  For all nations have drunk¹

^tthe wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,

and ^uthe kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,

and ^vthe merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”

^w“Come out of her, my people,

lest you take part in her sins,

lest you share in her plagues;

5  for ^xher sins are heaped high as heaven,

and ^yGod has remembered her iniquities.

6  ^zPay her back as she herself has paid back others,

and repay her ^adouble for her deeds;

mix a double portion for her ^bin the cup she mixed.

7  ^cAs she glorified herself and lived in luxury,

so give her a like measure of torment and mourning,

since in her heart she says,

^d‘I sit as a queen,

I am no widow,

and mourning I shall never see.’

8  For this reason her plagues will come ^ein a single day,

death and mourning and famine,

and ^fshe will be burned up with fire;

for ^gmighty is the Lord God who has judged her.”

“Alas! Alas! ^lYou great city,

you mighty city, Babylon!

For ^min a single hour your judgment has come.”